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BBC News
02-05-2025
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Helios Sun sculpture displayed outside Ickworth Estate
A sculpture of the Sun is on display for the first time outside at a National Trust site. Helios, a seven-metre spherical sculpture, can be seen at Ickworth Estate in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, until Monday and again from Thursday to was created by Luke Jerram, who was also behind the large-scale installations, Museum of the Moon and was the first time the sculpture had been displayed in Suffolk as well as in the outdoors, and it has been suspended in front of the famous Rotunda on the National Trust estate. The sculpture, which has been touring the UK, combines light, solar imagery and sounds recorded by NASA to replicate the Sun. One centimetre of the sculpture represents 200km (124.27 miles) of the Sun's actual surface. Mr Jerram said his creation provided a "safe opportunity" to explore the Sun."I hope that the soundscape, lighting and sheer scale of Helios will combine to make an extraordinary and uplifting experience for the public, and I cannot wait to see it showcased in some of the most wonderful locations around England, Wales and Northern Ireland," he Woodrow, property curator at Ickworth Estate, said she was "thrilled" it was able to host the sculpture."It's a privilege to bring such an awe-inspiring and innovative installation to our community and visitors, and to once again celebrate art in all its forms as the Earl Bishop intended," she added. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
10-04-2025
- Science
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Harwell Campus to host Museum of the Moon display
A giant illuminated sculpture of the moon is set to go on display at one of the UK's leading science lunar replica, which is 23ft (7m) wide, will go on display to members of the public at Harwell Campus, in Oxfordshire, on 21 is part of a project marking the 80 years of world-leading research at the of the Moon, created by British artist Luke Jerram, has toured across 41 countries and been seen by more than 20 million visitors since first being displayed in 2016. It uses NASA imagery to show the Moon's surface, with each centimetre of the internally-lit sphere representing three miles (5km) of lunar Jerram previously created a glass sculpture of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to mark 10 million vaccinations being given to people in the UK. It went on display at the History of Science Museum in Oxford. Rebecca Duvall, head of community at Harwell Campus, commented: "We're incredibly proud to launch our 80th anniversary celebrations with this remarkable installation.""The Museum of the Moon is a fitting tribute to the spirit of innovation that has defined Harwell since its beginnings."She said said the campus was "looking forward to sharing this unique experience" with the the exhibition, which lasts until 6 June, yoga sessions, expert talks about space and the moon, and even a silent disco will take place at the Duvall added that Museum of the Moon marked the start of a "two-year journey of celebration, innovation and discovery".In it's 79 year history, Harwell has been home to various scientific breakthroughs - including being the site for the most powerful nuclear fusion test than 200 organisations currently have bases at the site, including the European Space Agency and US pharmaceutical giant Moderna. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Giant moon sculpture returns to Exeter Cathedral
A 7m wide sculpture of the moon will return to Exeter Cathedral on 1 February, organisers of the Moon, an internally-lit artwork that features high-resolution NASA imagery of the lunar surface, is due to be suspended from the cathedral's stone vault nave until 1 centimetre of the sculpture, by British installation artist Luke Jerram, represents 5km (3 miles) of the moon's surface - a scale of about 1 to 500,000, a spokesperson Very Reverend Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter, said: "Last time [the sculpture] touched so many people really deeply and we were particularly taken with the joy it brought to children and young people." "We've brought it back so that yet more people from all over Devon can come and experience the awesomeness of the moon in Exeter Cathedral's wonderful nave," he installation includes a surround-sound composition, created by BAFTA-winning composer Dan said he was inspired to reflect "different ideas and beliefs in different parts of the world" about the said: "[The moon] has been used as a timekeeper, calendar and been a source of light to aid night-time navigation, while also inspiring artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians."The sculpture attracted about 54,000 visitors when it was displayed at the cathedral in 2022.
